Comments on: Fatties with Heads!!!

By: alisha

alisha — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:41:27 +0000

yay i’m the head/shoulder behind julia! lol

By: Mike R

Mike R — Sat, 02 May 2009 05:46:00 +0000

I just read the article and my guess is that Rebecca Puhl probably said a lot more about the discrimination faced by fat people than was quoted. While generally, I’ve found most researchers at the Rudd Center to be sub-par scientists (if adept at misinformed policy) who are primarily agenda driven, I’ve found Puhl to be quite compassionate.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:25:09 +0000

Well, thanks for letting me comment! I’ve seen the article — not just the photos — and it mentions “Health at Every Size,” as well. I like the ideas behind it, what can I say…

And to “a Sarah,” — relax on the swine flu! We have cases all around us here, though not at our schools yet. (I think it’s coming, though.) People are saying it’s less trouble/danger than the regular flu. All will be fine, I believe.

By: April

April — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:51:37 +0000

Okay, so I have not even read this thread yet but I just had to say that I LOVE that picture!

By: Deb Re/Dress NYC

Deb Re/Dress NYC — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:05:10 +0000

Yay for non headless fatties, especially of my darling friend Julia. My quote is so bizarre because I spent a lot of time actually talking about my politics.

Yeah I can just be all pretty pretty clothing ooooooh. : )

Waving hi to Alyssa! I’m so psyched to see you here! xoxoxo

By: emilymorgan

emilymorgan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:04:40 +0000

A Sarah, if during your quarantine you figure out great insights about how to look fun but professorial, please share them with us! (Also, glad you’re feeling better and your kids are ok!)

By: A Sarah

A Sarah — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:39:32 +0000

Bah! Sorry, I meant “Julia.” In my mind that’s what I was typing. In my defense I had a one-and-a-half-year-old in my lap.

By: A Sarah

A Sarah — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:38:48 +0000

This is so awesome. The pictures are gorgeous. I think one of the reasons they show headless fatties is precisely because it is surprisingly and frighteningly easy to unlearn the only-thin-bodies-can-be-stylish crap.

Dana and Julie, I only lurk at Fatshionista but I admire your senses of style sooooo much. :) I’m trying to figure out how to combine rockabilly fashion with an appropriately professorial look, and since I’ll soon by teaching working adult students, I need also not to look too juvenile. So I’ll be keeping an eye on any such advice you put into the internets.

Off-topic: Y’all, I think I may just have gotten over swine flu! My school has identified cases of swine flu, and the cases they identified were all mild, but were symptomatic last week. I had the list of suspicions flu-like symptoms on Friday – Saturday, a day after being on campus, but before the story was really making headlines. I’m feeling a lot better but I am FREAKED THE FUCK OUT. Thank heaven my kids aren’t showing symptoms. We’re keeping the kids home from the campus daycare… actually we’re all just staying home, period, from everything. All that is just to say I may be turning to internet communities even more than usual. Consider yourself warned. ;)

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:03:35 +0000

Dana is awesome on the rockabilly stuff. AWESOME.

Torrid is an option, but what they have is very hit or miss. But the sizing is excellent.

There are a tiny handful of companies which focus on rockabilly AND carry plus sizes. These will mostly work for inbetweenies and smaller fat unless you get a custom order.

Bettie Page Clothing (http://www.bettiepageclothing.com/)
Some items through “3x” max 45-38-49

Queen of Heartz (http://www.queenofheartz.com/)
The largest size is 44-36-46 They also do custom work and in the gallery of custom items, there are pictures of some lovely fat women wearing their dresses.

Mode Merr (http://www.modemerr.com)
The standard sizes run through 46-38-49 They also do custom work for a fee (e-mail them for details).

Pin Up Girl Clothing (http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com)
Some items are through a junior 2x or 3x.

Stop Staring (http://www.daddyos.com)
They have some dresses through a junior 3X (check individual dresses for measurements, generally max 46 bust, 38 waist)

Heartbreaker Clothing
They have some items through a 2X which is max 48-37-50
They also do custom.

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:54:06 +0000

Liz, I’m letting your comment through even though you might be astroturfing because we love Linda Bacon, but based on recent comments I think we’re going to have to add a line to the policy to the effect of “if your very first comment is flogging a website or book, don’t expect to be approved.” If we wanted our readers advertised to, we’d sell ad space and actually make some money.